Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates ‘Jainism (The Nirgranthas)’ of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or “lexicography” category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
Jainism (The Nirgranthas)
The Jainas are also called nirgranthas literally the unfettered ones. The Jain monks were:
- Digambaras–unclad or
- Śvetāmbaras–clad in white robes.
Śambhu (III. 3. 134; p. 302):—Amarakośa mentions that the word Śambhu denotes both Brahma and Śiva.
Kṣīrasvāmin adds that Arhan is also denoted as Śambhu. Arhan is a superior deity of the Jainas–
śambhuḥ ārhannapi |